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Welcome to Brown Crossroads ...

Brown Crossroads is located in Lawrence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Brown Crossroads: Brown Xrds.

Brown Crossroads is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brown Crossroads lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brown Crossroads: 931

Communities near Brown Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brown Crossroads.

  • Lawrenceburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • New Prospect
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Loretto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rogersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Former name for Rogersville:
    • Rodgersville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <3>
  • Corning ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Corning is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
  • Killen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Killen is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <3>
  • Saint Joseph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Florian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Minor Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Minor Hill is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brown Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brown Crossroads.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brown Crossroads. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brown Crossroads.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brown Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Brown Crossroads.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brown Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Brown Crossroads? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brown Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brown Crossroads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brown Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.